迷你对话学地道口语第2043期:不畏艰难坚持到底
日期:2020-06-16 18:24

(单词翻译:单击)

情景对话:

A: The teacher told my father that he was not to be a soldier when he was young, but he stayed the course and finally became an officer.

老师告诉我的爸爸在他小的时候,他不适合当一名军人,但他坚持不懈努力到底,最后终于成了一名军官。

B: He is really a tough man.

他真是一个执着的人。

A: So when you told me that I couldn't be a reporter, I know I can.

所以当你告诉我说我不能成为一名记者时,我知道我能。

B: Well, it would be a miracle.

那可真是个奇迹。

第一, 词海拾贝

stay the course

exp. To manage to finish something that is very difficult or unpleasant and takes a long time. (不畏艰难,坚持到底

e.g. If you can't stay the course when things get a bit messy, then you just aren't cut out for this line of work.

如果你不能在事情有点乱的时候坚持下去,那么你就不适合做这一行。

e.g. The training takes years and a great deal of work, but if you stay the course, the rewards are fantastic.

训练是需要长久的时间和大量的功课的,但如果你不畏困难坚持到底,就会取得巨大的成功。

e.g. So many would-be slimmers fail to stay the course and fall by the wayside.

有很多想身材苗条的人没能坚持到底而中途败下阵来。

第二, 语汇积累

tough man:坚强的人

e.g. He was the tough man, sounding warnings and bringing bad news.

他是一个一丝不苟的人,敢于向人们敲起警钟,报告坏消息。

e.g. For once Brown, the tough man, was asking for support.

只有这一次,布朗这个硬汉开口求人了。

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